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The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories Audiobook

Name: The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories Audiobook
Brand: Macmillan Audio
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Rating: 3.80 (30 reviews)
Author: Susanna Clarke
ISBN: 9781427200792

By: Susanna Clarke

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Read By: Simon Prebble, Davina Porter Publisher: Macmillan Audio Listen Time: 7.00 hours at 1.0x Speed 4.67 hours at 1.5x Speed 3.50 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: October 2006 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781427200792

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07:57 minutes

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10 seconds

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05:38 minutes

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Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell: A Novel Audiobook, by Susanna Clarke

Publisher Description

Following the enormous success of 2004 bestseller and critics' favorite Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, Susanna Clarke delivers a delicious collection of ten stories set in the same fairy-crossed world of 19th-century England. With Clarke's characteristic historical detail and diction, these dark, enchanting tales unfold in a slightly distorted version of our own world, where people are bedeviled by mischievous interventions from the fairies. With appearances from beloved characters from her novel, including Jonathan Strange and Childermass, and an entirely new spin on certain historical figures, including Mary, Queen of Scots, this is a must-have for fans of Susanna Clarke and an enticing introduction to her work for new listeners.

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"This book was a great collection of short stories that can be enjoyed by fans of Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, and I suspect people who are new to her works. Each story has one thing in common, and that's magic. Literally. "
— Justin (5 out of 5 stars)

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“Ravishing...superb...combines the dark mythology of fantasy with the delicious social comedy of Jane Austen into a masterpiece of the genre that rivals Tolkien.
— Time on Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Clarke welcomes herself into an exalted company of British writers--not only, some might argue, Dickens and Austen, but also the fantasy legends Kenneth Grahame and George MacDonald--as well as contemporary writers like Susan Cooper and Philip Pullman.
— The New York Times Book Review on Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
There's no better way to experience the material than to hear it performed by such a consummate actor.
— Publishers Weekly on Simon Prebble's narration

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Overall Performance:
" Nice stories and as I read them while proctoring my midterms having several small independent stories in nice little hour segments was very convenient. I didn't think the story about Wellington and his horse was weak, only short - then again I like the Duke so I may bebiased. "
— R., 5/8/2011
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" Fun and whimsical. I would give it 3 and a half stars if that were an option. "
— Neal, 5/2/2011
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" A book of strange fairytales. Some I liked, some I didn't so much. "
— Judith, 4/14/2011
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" Delightful collection of magical short stories. Can't recommend highly enough. "
— Sarah, 4/6/2011
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" A short, enjoyable collection of fairy tales (in some cases literally about fairies), writing in an early 19th century style. The tales themselves are very fresh and lively. "
— Peter, 4/6/2011
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" Liked Jonathan Strange and My Norrell better.But I enjoyed it. "
— Erika1411, 3/11/2011
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" Charming! I liked the characters much better than in the first book and enjoyed the format - a series of well crafted tales. It is the reward for laboring through the first book. "
— Jennifer, 2/27/2011
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" Reads like the page-long footnotes in Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norell so if you liked those (as I did), then you should like this too. "
— Vida, 2/12/2011
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" If you loved Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell these short stories are set in the same universe and you will love them as well. If you did not love her novel or have not yet read it, stay away. "
— Dale, 2/7/2011

About Susanna Clarke

Susanna Clarke is a British author best known for her debut novel Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, a Hugo Award–winning alternate history. Her novel Piranesi was a best book of the year pick by BookPage.

About the Narrators

Simon Prebble, a British-born performer, is a stage and television actor and veteran narrator of some three hundred audiobooks. As one of AudioFile’s Golden Voices, he has received thirty-seven Earphones Awards and won the prestigious Audie in 2010. He lives in New York.

Davina Porter has been enthralling listeners for over twenty-five years with her ability to mine the psychological depths of the characters she reads and bring them convincingly to life. In 2006, she won the prestigious Audie Award for Best Female Narration and in 2004 for Best Inspirational Literature Narration. She has been honored as an AudioFile Golden Voice and has won nineteen AudioFile Earphones Awards. As an actress, she has appeared on stage at the Vineyard Playhouse and the Square One Theater, among others.